1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/partvi b/src/partvi
index 673b141..29ff414 100755
--- a/src/partvi
+++ b/src/partvi
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ validate_name()
 read_config_file()
 {
         validate_name "$img" || { warn "invalid name: $img"; return 1; }
-        while read line
+        while read
         do
-                line=${line%%#*} # ignore comments
-                k=${line%%=*}
-                v=${line#*=}
-                [ "$k" -a "$k" != "$line" ] || return
+                REPLY=${REPLY%%#*} # ignore comments
+                [ "$REPLY" ] || continue # ignore empty lines
+                k=${REPLY%%=*}
+                v=${REPLY#*=}
+                [ "$k" -a "$k" != "$REPLY" ] || return
                 eval "conf_${img}_$k=\$v"
         done < "$img".conf
 }